The following is a patient experience from Charlene Thomas. I am an International 1500m runner and have represented GB at the World and European Championships so as you can imagine my feet take a battering! I had PRP back in 2009 when I managed to tear my Plantar Fascia in my left foot after struggling most...

What is PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)? It’s a procedure in which platelet rich plasma is drawn from your own blood to be used for medical treatments such as nerve damage, bone repair and regeneration, dental and cosmetic procedures. Over the past years, PRP...

Guest post written by Dr. Lisbeth Roy on September 15, 2014 The O-Shot™ is a non-invasive, non-surgical answer to better sexual function for women. The world is quickly realizing the regenerative power of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). As we age and are challenged by our...

The following questions came to us from a doctor in Iran. Must we activate platelets for knee injection? We active PRP with Ca gloconate in IRAN but I read in some books we can inject PRP without activator in joints. I want to know which is better or safer? How many...

The following is a Q/A answered by our specialty expert Dr. Blecher! Question: I had undergone a PRP injection about two days ago. Unfortunately I was not aware that i was not supposed to take anti inflammatory medication after the treatment. I had taken one ibuprofen...

The following are questions we received from PRP patients and were answered by our specialty expert Dr. Blecher. Do you immobilize the knee following PRP injection for knee OA? If so for how long? How many ml’s of PRP do you typically use for knee OA? What gauge...

A practicing orthopaedic surgeon sees a variety of musculoskeletal conditions routinely in his clinic. There are some conditions that are straightforward to diagnose and treat. There are some conditions that are straightforward to diagnose but difficult to treat....

A recent study published by the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics has concluded that Platelet Rich Plasma injection therapy for lateral epicondylitis outperformed low level laser therapy for the same condition. Eighty-one patients over a two year span were involved in...

What is PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)? It’s a procedure in which platelet rich plasma is drawn from your own blood to be used for medical treatments such as nerve damage, bone repair and regeneration, dental and cosmetic procedures. Over the past years, PRP injection procedure had also been recognized as...

The following is a patient experience from Charlene Thomas. I am an International 1500m runner and have represented GB at the World and European Championships so as you can imagine my feet take a battering! I had PRP back in 2009 when I managed to tear my Plantar Fascia in my left foot after struggling most...

The following questions came to us from a doctor in Iran. Must we activate platelets for knee injection? We active PRP with Ca gloconate in IRAN but I read in some books we can inject PRP without activator in joints. I want to know which is better or safer? How many kits do we use for every knee? Some...

A recent study published by the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics has concluded that Platelet Rich Plasma injection therapy for lateral epicondylitis outperformed low level laser therapy for the same condition. Eighty-one patients over a two year span were involved in this study. Two groups were formed from...